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On 2 March 1969, the People’s Liberation Army ambushed Soviet border guards on disputed Zhenbao Island, leading to a seven-month undeclared military conflict between the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China. Although fighting around Zhenbao Island ended by late March, tensions remained high, with further clashes occurring on the western border - between Xinjiang and Kazakh SSR - in August. The war ended on 11 September when border negotiations were reopened between the two countries.in wikipedia

In response to the Pakistani junta’s oppressive and genocidal rule, East Pakistan declared independence as the nation of Bangladesh (often also called ‘Bangla Desh’ at the time). On 3 December, India entered the war in support of the Bangladeshi guerrilla forces, rapidly bringing the conflict to a close and leading the Pakistanis to surrender in Dhaka. At the cost of as many as three million civilian deaths, Bangladesh was independent.in wikipedia

United States President Richard Nixon visited the People’s Republic of China, ending over 24 years of separation between the two states and allowing the American public to see images of mainland China for the first time in a generation. The trip shifted the balance in the Cold War, aligning the PRC and the US against the Soviet Union. As a result of the visit, the PRC agreed to a peaceful settlement of the Taiwan question, although the US would not end official ties with the Nationalists in Taiwan until it established full diplomatic relations with China in 1979.in wikipedia

After a formal agreement reached on 17 June 1971, the United States ended its Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands and restored sovereignty over the island chain to Japan. By this action, the US relinquished control over the last piece of Japanese territory it had occupied following World War II. The US would continue to maintain military bases in Japan, in particular the main Ryukyu island of Okinawa.in wikipedia

The United States, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and the Provisional Revolutionary Government (Viet Cong) signed the Paris Peace Accords. This treaty established a ceasefire in Vietnam, allowing the US to withdraw and end its direct military involvement in the conflict there. The accords also pushed for a negotiated peaceful reunification of Vietnam and democratic elections, although this agreement would soon fall apart as North and South Vietnam resumed fighting.in wikipedia